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The Pungent Origin Story Of Emperor Constantine V Kopronymos

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Emperor Constantine V was the son of Emperor Leo III of Constantinople (r. 717-741), a ruler who brought much-needed stability to the Byzantine Empire...
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Murasaki Shikibu

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Murasaki Shikibu (c. 970s-1014?) "As far as I can see, halfhearted refuge in religion is more likely to get you lost in an evil rebirth...

The Tale Of Saint-King Olaf’s Miraculous, Flameproof Hair

Who Destroyed the Library of Alexandria?

Balthild: The Anglo-Saxon Queen of the Franks

The Opportunistic Italian Rebellion Against The Newly Crowned And Besieged Emperor Leo III Of Constantinople

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Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey—A Historian’s Comparative Review

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In this narrated review video, an in-depth comparison is made between Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, juxtaposed against the nearly three-millennia-old poetry of Homer. The...

Alexander Hamilton

Thomas Godfrey And His Controversial Prince of Parthia—The First Play Written And Performed In America

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Søren Kierkegaard

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The Tale Of Tereus, Procne, and Philomela—The Darkest Story In Greek Mythology

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According to ancient Greek myth and legend, a man named Tereus was once the ruler of a powerful Thracian kingdom. He was a mighty...

Eurybates And Talthybios Bringing Briseis To Agamemnon, by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696–1770)

Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey—A Historian’s Comparative Review

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Soren Kierkegaard

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Soren Kierkegaard (1813-1855) "Faith is a marvel, and yet no human being is excluded from it; for that which unites all human life is passion,...

Ptolemy I Generously Donated To The Funeral Of An Apis Bull

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Ptolemy I was an officer in the army of Alexander the Great (r. 336-323 BCE) who dramatically ascended the military hierarchy to become a...

The Buddha

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  The Buddha (c. 6th-5th century BCE) "Look at this beautified image composed of wounds amassed. Full of sickness, yet desired by many, it has neither permanence nor constancy." ...

Illustration Depicting The Demise Of Vortigern, From A 14th-Century Manuscript

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This illustration, from a 14th-century manuscript (labeled BL Royal 20 A II, f. 3 in The British Library) depicts a scene from British legend....

The Tale Of The Rude And Deadly Dogs That Revolted Against The Donatists

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In the 4th century, the Christian community in North Africa suffered a major schism. Great portions of the local clergy and their flocks contested...

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